Last Day
Our stay in Xian has been brief. This city of 8 million has a different feel then Hangzhou and Beijing. It’s still hot, but the terrain is more arid. As we drove out to the Terra Cotta Warrior site we saw plots of corn and pomegranate groves. The Terra Cotta Warrior site left you in a state of awe. The mystery of how or why this exists is not clear to me – need to do some additional reading. A group of us went to the night market along the North Wall. It is the Chinese Moslem community so the fruit, nuts, spices and meats being sold are different from what we have been seeing. Booths lined the center as well as the walls of the lanes. We worked hard at bartering for the best price for our treasures to bring home. To get home five of us hired two guys with three-wheeled motorize carriages. They artfully weaved in and out of the traffic – no carnival ride could compare to the thrill (nor danger).
After a walk along the city wall, we leave this morning for Shanghai. Tomorrow we have a 8:35 AM flight back to the states. It’s been on wonderful journey - Kathy